VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Lycoperdon pyriforme
Authority: Schaeff. 1774
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 11/27/2004
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 37
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038.572 N
Longitude: 090.486 W
City: Manchester
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: 909 Woodside Village Lane
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: hillside - wooded
Moisture conditions: raining
Substrate: wood - mulch
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms - 1981
Author:Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN No: 0-394-51992-2
Page no:826
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 3.5 - 4 microns
Spore width: 3.5 - 4 microns
Spore color: brown
Spore texture: smooth
Spore shape: round
Spore print color: deep olive brown
Chemical reaction: n/d
Growing in a dense mass on wood mulch. Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Lycoperdon pyriforme.